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At childminder agency (gastouderbureau) 4Kids, we help you find a childminder (gastouder) who suits your family and child. We offer personal guidance through regional intermediaries who know your area well. You can use our childcare marketplace free of charge to search yourself or receive advice from our childcare advisors. We take care of all administration, payments and quality controls, so you can focus on the care of your child.

Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) 4Kids is active throughout the Netherlands with regional intermediaries in all provinces. We have intermediaries in regions such as 't Gooi, Rotterdam & Zeeland, Gelderland, Zwolle & Deventer, Achterhoek, Twente, Haaglanden, Zuid-Holland-Zuid & Utrecht, Friesland, Zuid-Holland Noord & Amsterdam, Midden Nederland & Flevoland, Brabant & Limburg, Salland, Enschede, Rotterdam Noord, Noord-Holland and Groningen/Drenthe.

Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) 4Kids works exclusively with childminders (gastouders) who are registered in the National Childcare Register and have been approved by the Municipal Health Service (GGD). Our intermediaries regularly visit the childcare locations to check whether all safety requirements are met. We carry out annual risk assessments and evaluate the childcare with parents and childminders. The agency has a pedagogical policy that all childminders work according to and offers pedagogical support through its own pedagogical staff. We receive annual inspection visits from the GGD.

De Gooische Opvang is a childminder agency (gastouderbureau) that mediates small-scale, professional childcare in childminders' (gastouders) homes in and around Het Gooi. The agency offers various forms of care for children from 6 weeks to 12 years old, including daycare, after-school care, evening care and weekend care. Parents pay a fixed monthly fee of €53 for one or more children with the same childminder (gastouder), excluding the childminder costs which parents and childminders determine between themselves. De Gooische Opvang is known for personal contact, flexibility and a homely atmosphere.

De Gooische Opvang is active in and around Het Gooi. The agency mediates childminders (gastouders) in various places in the region, including Hilversum, Eemnes and Amersfoort. As a small childminder agency (gastouderbureau), De Gooische Opvang consciously focuses on this region in order to guarantee personal contact with both childminders (gastouders) and requesting parents.

De Gooische Opvang complies with all legal requirements for childminder agencies (gastouderbureaus). The agency has an LRK registration number (179898024) and is inspected annually by the GGD, with inspection reports publicly available on the website. There is an internal complaints procedure in accordance with the Childcare Act with a complaints committee of three members. In 2025, the agency was complaint-free and received a dispute-free certificate. De Gooische Opvang also holds the KNGO quality mark for pedagogical support and follows the four basic pedagogical objectives from the Childcare Act.